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Originally posted by obsessed:

The 5.1 figure counted all fish and mortalities on one river over 2 winters (336 total fish caught; 17 mortalities), but fish were caught by biologists or techs with a great deal of fish handling experience.
Naw, they were probably caught by hung-over college students working for minimum wage and a few credits. I was there once, but I think the carp and gar we caught are less sensitive than steelhead when it comes to how they are handled.